RE: Atheists who changed the world
July 19, 2012 at 8:55 pm
(This post was last modified: July 19, 2012 at 8:58 pm by Simon Moon.)
I'll play along...
Norman Borlaug - Norman Borlaug worked extremely hard in third world countries, ranging from the harsh terrain of Mexico to war-torn countries in Africa, bringing with him the expertise and know-how to increase food crops dramatically, and by some estimates, he managed to stave off hunger and saved the lives of 1 billion people.
Linus Torvolds - invented the Linux operating system.
Pierre Boulez - changed contemporary classical music
Mark Zuckerberg
George Orwell
Noam Chomsky
Norman Borlaug - Norman Borlaug worked extremely hard in third world countries, ranging from the harsh terrain of Mexico to war-torn countries in Africa, bringing with him the expertise and know-how to increase food crops dramatically, and by some estimates, he managed to stave off hunger and saved the lives of 1 billion people.
Linus Torvolds - invented the Linux operating system.
Pierre Boulez - changed contemporary classical music
Mark Zuckerberg
George Orwell
Noam Chomsky
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
